Where does “злоћа” come from?
злоћа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за̏о, from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
злоћа (Serbo-Croatian): badness, malice
Ancestry of “злоћа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | за̏о | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zъlъ | bad |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źulas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |